Information To Every One (i2e1)

i2e1 (Information To Every One)[1] is one of the largest Wi-Fi management companies based in India with 8-10% market share of the Wi-Fi industry. The company was incubated by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[2] The Board of Directors of the company include Satyam Darmora, Siddharth Nautiyal, and Brijesh Damodaran.


The company's core offerings are: Wi-Fi management solutions, Wi-Fi based retail analytics,[3] and proximity marketing for offline merchants.

Background

In 2017, the company had approximately 10,000 Wi-Fi hot-spots in 52 cities across India. i2e1 is a dominant player in providing Analytics for offline businesses. Along with providing Analytics Solution to Offline Retail Industry, the company has positioned itself as a low-cost internet model for Indian masses. i2e1 was a part of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India initiative of Public Open Wi-Fi Pilot Project from December 2017 – Mar 2018.[4][5] During the Pilot, the company installed Fully-Sponsored Wi-Fi access at 157 locations and demonstrated a low cost and inter-operable Wi-Fi model. This model is expected to catalyze Public Wi-Fi ecosystem in India and the Government expects 100,000 hot-spots within 3 months of launch.

History

i2e1 was founded in February 2015 by Satyam Darmora. The company has 5 Co-Founders Nishit Aggarwal, Gaurav Bansal, Ashutosh Mishra, Maanas Dwivedi and Anugrah Adams. Most of the founders are graduate from Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management.

Funding

i2e1 raised seed round funding of $500,000 in December 2015 by growX ventures and 3One4 capital.[6][7][8][9][10] In Nov 2017, the company raised 2nd round (Series A) funding of $3 million by Omidyar Network, Auxano Ventures and 3one4 capital[11][12][13][14] SGAN is also an investor in the company.

Awards and recognition
  • In May 2017, i2e1 was the only Indian Company to be recognized by CB Insights as 'Transforming Brick-And-Mortar Retail'
  • In September 2017, i2e1 was awarded as the Best Wi-Fi Startup at My India Wi-Fi India Summit & Awards 2017 by Digi Analysys
  • In September 2018, Satyam Darmora (Founder, i2e1) was felicitated by Business World for being a 40Under40 entrepreneur[15]

References
  1. "OMNIA INFORMATION PRIVATE LIMITED - Indian Company Info". www.indiancompany.info.
  2. Singh, Nidhi (27 February 2018). "This IIT Incubated Startup is Bringing Everyone Closer to Affordable Internet".
  3. "Wi-Fi now an analytics tool for retailers to engage with shoppers - Times of India".
  4. "Now, get cheap internet along with your chai, grocery - Times of India".
  5. "Wi-Fi at your local chai shop, grocery store soon".
  6. "i2e1 raises $500K from growX, Mohandas Pai and others". 11 December 2015.
  7. Sahay, Priyanka (10 December 2015). "Data management start-up i2e1 raises $500,000 in seed round".
  8. "Smart Network Layer Platform i2e1 Generates funding of $500k GrowX Ventures - TechStory". 10 December 2015.
  9. "Indian Startup i2e1 Which Aims To Provide Low Cost Internet Raises $500k". 10 December 2015.
  10. "i2e1 raises Rs 3.34-crore from growX ventures". 10 December 2015 – via The Economic Times.
  11. "Wi-Fi analytics startup i2e1 raises $3 mn from Omidyar Network, others". 15 November 2017.
  12. "Delhi-based Startup i2e1 Raises $3 Mn In Series A Funding from Omidyar Network And Others". 15 November 2017.
  13. Kothiyal, Kavya (16 November 2017). "Wi-Fi analytics start-up i2e1 raises $3 million from Omidyar Network, others".
  14. "Internet Digest: Ixigo, UberEats, i2ei, and Active.Ai". www.medianama.com.
  15. Sangwan, Sujata. "Meet 40 Young Business Leaders Selected by BW Businessworld for Its 2nd Edition of 40 Under 40 Awards and Summit". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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